Creed Original Vetiver

I received a sample of Creed Original Vetiver a few months ago, and am finally getting around to trying it. I'm struck by how much my sample (1) doesn't smell like it has much vetiver, and (2) smells a lot like Mugler Cologne. I got it from TPC, so I know it's not a fake or a substitution, but my question is simply this: is my nose playing tricks, is the sample bad, or do these two smell a lot alike?

Re: Creed Original Vetiver

It's really not a very good vetiver if it doesn't smell anything like vetiver. Why waste your time when there are so many other wonderful vetivers out there? Try Guerlain, Carven, Chantecaille, Givenchy, Sycomore, Vetiver Extraoridinaire, even Tom Ford's Grey Vetiver is better than the Creed.

Re: Creed Original Vetiver

I've used OV quite a bit since late 2009 (it was my first Creed) and I can definitely vouch that there is vetiver in it! But as others have said it's not in a high concentration, nor is it smoky as some might expect vetiver scents to be.

I would wait until the area on your skin has completely dried down. You should be able to detect the vetiver note then.

Re: Creed Original Vetiver

Interesting. I don't much like vetiver, and that's why I avoided this one for years; but now I'm thinking I may end up with a bottle of O.V. if the longevity is good. That's my major complaint with Mugler. Will I get five or so hours out of this one? My sample seem to last that long, but I didn't have enough to really judge.

Re: Creed Original Vetiver

Originally Posted by barclaydetolly

I received a sample of Creed Original Vetiver a few months ago, and am finally getting around to trying it. I'm struck by how much my sample (1) doesn't smell like it has much vetiver, and (2) smells a lot like Mugler Cologne. I got it from TPC, so I know it's not a fake or a substitution, but my question is simply this: is my nose playing tricks, is the sample bad, or do these two smell a lot alike?

I would say your nose is fine. To me it is massively similar to Mugler Cologne and neither has much of a Vetiver smel

Re: Creed Original Vetiver

Originally Posted by barclaydetolly

I received a sample of Creed Original Vetiver a few months ago, and am finally getting around to trying it. I'm struck by how much my sample (1) doesn't smell like it has much vetiver, and (2) smells a lot like Mugler Cologne. I got it from TPC, so I know it's not a fake or a substitution, but my question is simply this: is my nose playing tricks, is the sample bad, or do these two smell a lot alike?

I would say your nose is fine. To me it is massively similar to Mugler Cologne and neither has much of a Vetiver smell. Both are, however sublime imo!!

Re: Creed Original Vetiver

Original Vetiver is very similar to Mugler Cologne. There is vetiver there, but it is not what people think of as a vetiver fragrance, since the vetiver does not take center stage with a strong bite.

is my nose playing tricks, NO
is the sample bad, NO
or do these two smell a lot alike? YES

I am disapointed to hear this! I got several samples from PC recently including Mugler Cologne and OV. I do not like the Mugler on me, it smells too feminine. But I have been holding onto my tiny sample of OV for just the right occasion to wear. I hope it smells at least more masculine on my skin!

Re: Creed Original Vetiver

I know that I usually get a good 4-5 hours out of my bottle of OV. It has good projection and as you can tell, stays pretty linear throughout. Muglar basically disappears within and hour or so on my skin and is barely noticeable even with 5 sprays.